The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-11-17

fus time ! see daylight was right
here; and fore God I dozen know
whar / Is. I wants to 60 back wild
you ALL" Poor fellow, he would
have foiIowed Us back home if he
could. The south was his home
and he hated 10 leave it. John
Howard Payne wroie q never dying
truth when be penIed:
abe it ever SO humble,
There is No place like home.'
We were taken frem theears and
placed on the L N. d. a large van
kee transport. We had plenty Of
room but the boat was as filthy as
cesspool. You could see the gray
backs crawling On either deck of
the boat like ants on rotten LOG.
SO we were Interested, some at
least, and any Infantry soldier
knows what that interest is. When
Se left Cairo We we're accompanied
by the tin clad gons boat, Couestoga.
| could but notice 81 the mouth of
the Ohio The difference in that NV
er and the Missi sippi. The Ohio
where the two rivers come together
is The largest hooking perhaps, but
it Is perfectly still, while The other
shoots by its noHth as il the Ohio
sere merely a spring branch. The
OHIO there was perfectly clear and
the Mississippi aiways muddy-the
contrast was great. Evidently the
crew OF our boat were not acQuaiut-
ed with tie river for they were con-
tinuaIiy casting the line, and all
day you couiu hear, "bg the Mark
Twain, . mice feet" "no bottom"
and such like river phrases. When
we reached Columbus, KY, We saw
quite a number of boats tied up,
among them tue Romeo and the Ju-
Iiet, two beautiful! small river crafts.
We made slow progress as we did
DOT run at night, but anchored OFT
In the middle Of the river. | never
! knew what was the cause. When
we were opposite Osceola, Ark, our
boat broke its RAIDER, and we we're
detained some line. The most IN
teresting point to Us was when we
came in sight Of the soil OF our OWE
beloved Tennessee.
A GRAND REBEL YELL
vent up froU The bosom of the Fa-
Their OF W Waters, and in our hearts
we swcre fresh allegiance to our cid
volunteer mothe-rthat. we would
never desert her, let her fortunes
De what they Woald. We had been
charged and are yet charged with
lighting for nothing but the niger.
There was not an intelligent MAJ
in the southern army that did not
know that slavery was doomed
when the wsr broke out. All read
ing and informed people knew that
the civilized void Of public opin-
len was against slavery and We
knew that We too insignificant 8
portion of The Civilized world t.
hold out long. Therefore we knew
slavery had to go. Therefore I as
sert that that she young men OF the
south did not join the army 70 per-
petuate slavery. More especially
was thie the TACT in Tennessee. W.
fought for
HOME AND HOME RULE.
Patriotism ard honor were the rul
| - h. !
soldiers heart. That liberty which
uad been WOE for us by the blood
and courage OF our siras we were
willing to light for, and thousands
| Of ~ brave and gallant men as eve;
bore arms offered up their lives OF
me affairs OF their country who nev
er owned al interest in a negro il
their lives. Il Is vile Islander t
charge the confederate soldier.
with having 90 higher motive thar
TO perpetuate slavery. The tins
has come for US to speak out and
defend tae memory OF our gallant
dead aud reeeat with all our Nigh
Jue loai SANDER by the men wht
joined the federal army after th'
@ar was over. Mr.. Gladstone j,
making ths same fight to-day IL.
ireland, liz Sc civil wy, toat VI
made With caraon and muskets fo1
the south, aui may the gods de
cree that he may be moe success
tai than We.
But from .lIs depression. W.
we're Interested ia our trip from
| Cairo south. While running tht
lay we arrived at Memphis VI
passed a beautiful boat lying hi5l
and dry or sand bar, the Sun
| sleam or ~unAower, | have for.
gotten which IT, showed the chang
ing nature Of The river. Where W
were running was the sand bar las
ear and where the boat lay va
the RIVER. When we arrived 3
Memphis we tied up, and quite